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    France Antarctique (formerly also spelled France antartique) was a French colony in Rio de Janeiro, in modern-day Brazil, which existed between 1555 and...
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    The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) is an overseas territory (French: Territoire d'outre-mer...
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  • his first atelier in Geneva, located on the Rhône banks. The Czapek Antarctique collection was officially launched on May 26, 2020. The collection's...
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    for Antarctica (itself not a country). It is derived from the French Antarctique and is reserved for organizations that work in Antarctica or promote...
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    The Dumont d'Urville Station (French: Base antarctique Dumont-d'Urville) is a French scientific station in Antarctica on Île des Pétrels, archipelago...
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    from the word antarctic, which comes from Middle French antartique or antarctique ('opposite to the Arctic') and, in turn, the Latin antarcticus ('opposite...
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    Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon (category France Antarctique)
    historical figure in the attempt for king Henry II to build a "France Antarctique", by invading present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1555 with a fleet...
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    turnout of 43.9%. French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises or TAAF); overseas territory of France (since 1956). It is...
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    built Fort Coligny on the island when attempting to establish the France Antarctique colony. Eventually this French settlement became too much of a threat...
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    at that time (according to André Thévet - "Singularités de la France Antarctique"). The Tupinambá responded to this outrage with the Tamoio Confederation...
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